For those of you trying to recreate my recipe, please be aware that I’m really not sure of the exact measures … For this recipe, I might have used a lot more than 1 1/4 cups of whipped courage or will by the time I have published. And for a book of this kind the mixing – how you put the ingredients together – is important and has everything to do with our individual process as writers, artists, and human beings.
You’ve read it over a hundred times, or you haven’t proofed it once – in either case here’s my favorite proof reading, editing and perspective taking tip. It’s simple, doable and quick – read your book, article, text, email, speech or blog aloud …. this tip adds just enough to help the written word leap off the page so we can see it anew. Here are some examples:
Suppose a dear friend told you a story. It had a real impact on you and you thought the story was important – important enough to share, but you promised your friend you would never repeat it.
